Frank Vernon Browning
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/360
- Service Number: 206545
- Date of Birth: 27th June 1882
- Place of Birth: Stockland
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Labourer
- Date discharged: 26th June 1922
- Cause of discharge: Shore pensioned
- Battles served in: Falkland Islands
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | Boy 2nd Class | 15th September 1899 | 14th December 1899 | |
| Northampton | Boy 1st Class | 15th December 1899 | 22nd January 1900 | |
| Curacoa | Boy 1st Class | 23rd January 1900 | 16th April 1900 | |
| Vivid I | Boy 1st Class | 17th April 1900 | 26th June 1900 | |
| Vivid I | Ordinary Seaman | 27th June 1900 | 2nd November 1900 | |
| Arrogant | Ordinary Seaman | 3rd November 1900 | 10th July 1901 | |
| Arrogant | Able Seaman | 11th July 1901 | 17th January 1902 | |
| Cambridge | Able Seaman | 18th January 1902 | 24th May 1902 | |
| Defiance | Able Seaman | 25th May 1902 | 21st February 1903 | |
| [...] | Able Seaman | 22nd February 1903 | 17th July 1903 | |
| Vivid I | Able Seaman | 18th July 1903 | 21st September 1903 | |
| Katoomba | Able Seaman | 22nd September 1903 | 14th January 1904 | |
| Wallaroo | Able Seaman | 15th January 1904 | 9th November 1904 | |
| Wallaroo | Leading Seaman | 10th November 1904 | 14th November 1905 | |
| Wallaroo | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 15th November 1905 | 31st December 1905 | |
| Powerful | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 1st January 1906 | 19th July 1906 | |
| Prometheus | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 20th July 1906 | 19th September 1906 | |
| Terrible | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 20th September 1906 | 12th November 1906 | |
| Defiance | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 13th November 1906 | 4th March 1907 | |
| Talbot | Petty Officer 2nd Class | 5th March 1907 | 25th May 1910 | |
| President | Petty Officer 1st Class (Old Series) | 1st May 1912 | 21st September 1913 | |
| Defiance | Petty Officer 1st Class (Old Series) | 22nd September 1913 | 31st July 1914 | |
| Carnarvon | Petty Officer 1st Class (Old Series) | Falkland Islands | 1st August 1914 | 31st July 1916 |
| Carnarvon | Acting Chief Petty Officer | 1st August 1916 | 31st July 1917 | |
| Carnarvon | Chief Petty Officer | 1st August 1917 | 3rd November 1917 | |
| Vivid I | Chief Petty Officer | 4th November 1917 | 28th May 1918 | |
| Defiance | Chief Petty Officer | 29th May 1918 | 4th October 1918 | |
| Titania | Chief Petty Officer | 5th October 1918 | 17th April 1919 | |
| Vulcan (Rnb Blyth) | Chief Petty Officer | 18th April 1919 | 1st December 1919 | |
| Defiance | Chief Petty Officer | 2nd December 1919 | 15th January 1920 | |
| Warspite | Chief Petty Officer | 16th January 1920 | 2nd May 1922 | |
| Defiance | Chief Petty Officer | 3rd May 1922 | 26th June 1922 |
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